Climate change / Luis Cabrera /
Tourism and climate change: a great challenge (and also an opportunity) for the sector
AUTHOR: Luis Cabrera, principal in the area of ESG at G-advisory.
The impact that climate change is having on tourism requires the adoption of measures that contribute to reducing its effects, not only by complying with sustainability regulations, but also because of the opportunity that the implementation of the best environmental and social practices can represent for the future of the sector.
Just after the summer season in which we have been able to see how certain towns in Cantabria or the Basque Country reached a maximum temperature of 43º, it is a good time to think about the relationship between tourism and climate change. It is not a new issue, but it has become a protagonist in recent years: record-breaking heat waves, water shortages in many towns, extreme fires, snow-free ski destinations…
